Latch for hinged doors



NOV. 3, H E, OLSON LATCH FOR HINGED DOORS Filed April 17, 1930 '2 Sheets-Sheet l manioc l 1| l l l I I x 1 Il \l Q III u n Nm.

Nov. 3, 1931. H. E. oLsoN LATCH FOR HINGED DOORS Filed April 17. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gin/venice HI). Z@ on Q ,the'dooru c t t v Y Y ,20 n `Other objects will appear'in the course ofl i 1 'e the "following description.;l

i i 25 and C Patented Nov. r3,

PATENT oFF-lcs f 'f'mrcnronfmnenn noone i L'lplicatioxi"inea, Aprilia Thi's'invention relates to .door 'latches and particularly to latches for swinging doors.v The general object of the invention is the te provision ofia latch for aA swinging 'door having means wherebyA the latch may be opened from op'posite'sidesl of the door, and which is soconstructedzthat a relatively powerful bolt may'befused to hold' the: door closed. Y .Ak further.object is to provide a lock of this character with a sliding bolt, rnovideV a pivoted. combined door handle and latch op f v'erat'ingmeans on the exterior of the door, and

` f a slidinglatch operating means. upon the infy p ter'ior ofthe door, and to provide means .15 Vwhereby the latchmay bev-engaged automatically V by a keeper when the doorisjswung n closed without then'ec'essity` of actuating the 'latch to withdraw thebolt jprior tov closing* fMy invention is illustrated-in the' accom- Figurel is a'secti'o'nal. view .through a door a portion 'of Vay door frame( showing my' improvedlatch attached thereto; y Figure2 `is'a'rear face view ofthe/latch;

:Figure 3 isA a :section on theline 3-3 vof .Figure1;vv y 30 Figure l is an inside face view ofthe keeper casing showing the keeper. mechanism.

Referring to these drawings, A designates' the door proper andB designates the iambof thedoorcut out as at bito receive the boltion the-door when the door" is closed. On the inside face of the door there is attached the over the slotted'wall16; Thefmember 19 and thelbolt-proper 18 are joined toeachotherat 20 and then rearwardly and inwardly extend- *1);501 erd'in'a curve asfat21 to forma handle. l` AThe i980. semi No, V$45,046.

portion 19,y it will be seen,..is shorter than the bolt 18 and both the bolt and the portion 19 are formedwith apertures 22 and 28. When theboltis, shifted yforward to its extreme fori ,t

ward position', the extremity ofthe bolt will engage beneath the lip 13.

Mounted by"a"hinge member 24 .upon the` outer faceofthe door A isa handle 25 which beyond the hinge member is. formed torprol videa shank 26y which extends through a slot 27 Y inthe doory and extendsthrough the slots. 22,an'd 23.` 'Attachedfto' the shank 26 is a vspring 28 which in turnis attached to a stud 29 vprojecting from thefspringhousing 14. It will be obviousnow that the spring 28 will act to Yurge thewbolt to, a proected positioin` but .that when the handle 25 isi/grasped and pulled as if to 'open' the /doorylthe shank 26 will move rearward vagainstthe action `of the Y spring 28 and retract the holt v18 and, of course, the portion 19 and handle. 21. Ifon the other hand, the door is locked and the person on. the inside of the door wishes. to open it, he takes hold of thehandle 21 and simply pulls laterally which will act to re# tract the'bolt against the action'of the spring '28'. Itwill bev seen that the bolt isvvery strongly engaged with the housing because it consists of two parts, namely the boltflS` A and the portion 19 which engages on'opposite sides of the wall 15jand furthermore because the extremity of the bolt is'engaged' beneath the lip`13.

' Thefkeeper whereby the bolt is engaged isillustra'ted in Figure landis mounted upon thejamb B. vrThis keeper comprisesthe casing 3() within which yis disposed two pivoted keepersproper and32, each yof these be-v ing pivoted at`33." The extremities of these keepers are' formed with the divergently beveled heads-34;. Le'affs'prings 35 bear against the keepers and force them toward each oth- 'er' and-*against a central. stop y36 to which thisicross bar at its ends itting `in recesses 391form'edffin' the wall of thecasing. As the dooris movingl to its fully closed position the 'bolt 18 bears against thebeveled faces of the keepersfforces these keepers laterally in op posite directions until the bolt has passed'thel a cross bar 3,7 i's attachedfasby the screw 38,4

lor

f side of the door andcannot be meddled with.

It is obvious that the handle 25 may have a slot so Uthat when the handle is closed, it can.

pass over a staple so that the handle `mayl be locked by a padlock passed through the staple and thus the door is lockedgfJ-It*willgbe 'seen lthat with this construction, the 4natural movement ofthe handin opening the door by means of the handle 25 will release they latchv and that on the ,insidev of thed'oor, it is only necessary to pull the latch laterally by means of thev handle 21 to` secure the 'same result."VV v This, lock is very simple, can be cheaply A' manufactured and .has been found. to be par-7 ticular'ly:V effectiveffor barn@ doors, garage Y doors and other heavy swinging doors.

It will be noted Ythat practically all offthis latch is 'disposedfonthe inside of the door,

thus keeping it from exposureto the weather and being tampered with. `Ohne'of they! most important advantages'gofmy invention reysides inthe fact thatthe latch is practically Y un aifectedby anyv ordinary. Vshrin kage or'v expension of the door" due tothe dry'A or wet zweather.' Withfother locks known to ine, when the material'ofthe door lshrinksorI thef material ofthe` door casing shrinks,the.lo'ck will lbe causedl to move back too far from the keeper. sothatit prevents the bolt fromgettinga firm hold and keepingthe door closedl and if o'nthe otherhandthe material of the door expands, it will bring vthelock too close Y to` the retainer which will make" it hardy to jamb which gives it :a good solid foundation close unless Vit iszclosed hand,4that is,y by positive retraction of the bolt. j

My latch will be actuated to latch the door ,closed `without`operating the handle, but

merely by pushingthe door towarda closed position@y -K w Ingmy latch, the Vkeeper, is'disposedron the by which to hold the door shut whereas in most latches'known .to me the keeper is mounted-,upon lthe door casing which soonA becomes loose and renders vthe flock` inefL fici-ent. In myy constructionthedoor is held' closed 'by twokeepers 3l and. 32 which lenf gage fthe bolt land thus there is lno chance.V

for the` door` to openfandvthus act tov hold the 'door'closed so-longas theyare fastA to the door.V vWith other flatches knowny to me,

verylittle '.eifort is required tof ,break` the door 'open' asfthe retainers ,orkeepers are short -as are thefbolts and ordinarily there isfonly a single keeperk for ,the bolt-jto engage with. .fThis is particularly vrtrue when the door'h'asl shrunk in `dry weather." l"llhe Vdoor in that case ish'eld by onlyv a vslight engagementl ofthe bolt `with 'the keeper.

viously slight changes might'cbe made in the details of 'construction without departing the appended-claims. y

Iclaim f 1 v e l. A latch of the character described, comprising a, housing adapted tofbe mounted upon the inside of a swinging door and'having an opening at each end, a-vbolt .slidingly Vsupported within the outer wall of the hous-v ing, the bolt extending through the opposite openings in the end walls of thehousing and having a portion extending over the outer face of: theV housing wall, and there beinga handle attached to thebolt and the outer por-` tion, the housing having an extension formed with `a lip beneath which the bolt extends, a

pivoted handle havingv a shank extending through the bolt, the, outer wall of the housing and the portion extending over said outer wall, the outer. wall of l.the housing being `slotted Ito permit the shank to move longitudinally, anda spring mounted at one end upon the extension Vof said` housing and at its other end engaged withsaid shank.

2. The combination with a swinging door having an opening therethrough, a housing mounted upon the inner face of theopening vand ha'vingran l outer wall longitudinally slotted, and having alined openings in its end walls a boltdisp'osed to extend throughV the openings in the 4end walls ofthe housing just inward of the outer wall, the bolt at its rear end ,terminatingin a handle and thel bolt having-a portion extendingover the outer face ofthe housingxwall, the bolt and said portion being apertured, the housing having an extension carryingy a lip with which the extremity of the bolt is adapted to engage, a handle hinged tothe outer face of said door and havinga shank extending through the opening of the doorvand through the openings in the boltandjthrough the portion overlyingthe outer face ofsaid housing, and a spring engaging with said shank and with said,V extension, the spring actingcto urge the boltto aclosed position. `j l .f j

3. The combination.withaswinging door having an .opening therethrough, al housing mounted upon theinner face ofthe opening andhaving a wall longitudinally slotted, a

' from the spirit of the invention as defined in ics v Y,just invvard of thefoutervv'al'l, `the bolt y, at its rear end terminatingin a handle and Vthe bolt,v having a portion extendingv over the outer face of the` housing Wall, the bolt and said, portion being apertured, thehousying having an extenslon carrying a lip with Vwhich theextrelnit ofthe bolt is adapted to engage, a handle inged to'the outer face of said door and having a shank-extending through the opening of the doork and through .the openings in the bolt and through the portion overlying the outer face'of said hous# ing, a spring engaging with said shank and with said extension, the spring acting to urge the bolt to a closedposition, and coacting H meanson the door'jamb with which the bolt l opposed spring actuated keepers mounted upon the door jamb andhaving beveled faces 'engages comprising two opposed pivoted vkeepers having eonvergently beveled outer faces facingtovvard the doorand springs urging lsaid keepers toward each other, vthe bolt being adapted to pass thekeepers as the door is being closed. i Y i 4, The combination Withv a' swinging door and a jamb with Whichthe door eoacts, of

means for latching the door closed including upon the'inner face of they door', a sliding bolt operatively supported uponk the housing and Qhaving ahandle, the housing havingy an end Wally provided with a lip With which the eX- tremity of the bolt engages when the bolt is u projected, a springurging the bolty to a projected position, and a handle upon the exterior of the door lwhereby the bolt may be e 5. 'The combination With a hinged door and i a door j amb therefor, the door j amb having a Oiface extending at right angles to theinner retracted;

face Vof -the door when rthe door` is closed,

keepers mounted upon theinner face of the door'j amb and having convergently beveled heads at their outer sends, springs urging L said keepers toward each other, thedoor when closed extending beyond the plane of said keepers, a housingmounted upon the inner face of` the door-'andhaving a portion theref of extending adjacent to the free edge of the door and beyond the plane of said keepers, the housing at this point having an end Wall provided Witha lip, a sliding bolt mounted upon the housing and when closed engaging vsaid lip, whereby the bolt is snpportediin the housing at points on eachjside'of the keepers,

resilient ymeans'urgingthe bolt to a pro-y 'f p jected position, and means on the 'door wherebythe bolt may be retracted'. f

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix signature. A Y

Y 'HENRY 2E. OLSON. 

